Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Dads Matter
As I have braved the halls of high schools all over Texas with my job, I have made an observation that I wanted to share. I have no empirical evidence, or UCSD research team study, but we don't really need those things to make observations about life.
This one won't surprise any of you.
After I present my information, I pass out a survey card. This card has the students fill out their name and address, as well as their teacher's name and their parent(s) name(s). As I observe the class, there are all the same categories that existed when you were in school. The jocks, the popular girls, the ditzy blondes, the punks, thugs, and whatever you want to call them.
Anyway, my observation is this: Almost without exception, the girls that are dressed provocatively, i.e tight pants, low cut blouses, tatoos on their lower backs that they show to everyone, list only their mother's name on their survey card. Moreover, almost without exception, the last name of the mother differs from that of the student.
On the opposite side of the observation are the girls who seem confident, cover themselves at school, appear strong and full of life. WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? These girls list both the father and the mother's name, and they all share the same last name!!!!!!! I know it sounds crazy, but families matter, and FATHERS matter in the lives of our children.
This one won't surprise any of you.
After I present my information, I pass out a survey card. This card has the students fill out their name and address, as well as their teacher's name and their parent(s) name(s). As I observe the class, there are all the same categories that existed when you were in school. The jocks, the popular girls, the ditzy blondes, the punks, thugs, and whatever you want to call them.
Anyway, my observation is this: Almost without exception, the girls that are dressed provocatively, i.e tight pants, low cut blouses, tatoos on their lower backs that they show to everyone, list only their mother's name on their survey card. Moreover, almost without exception, the last name of the mother differs from that of the student.
On the opposite side of the observation are the girls who seem confident, cover themselves at school, appear strong and full of life. WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? These girls list both the father and the mother's name, and they all share the same last name!!!!!!! I know it sounds crazy, but families matter, and FATHERS matter in the lives of our children.
Jobe Lewis 9:28 PM
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